POL SCI 151B
African Politics: Political Economy of Africa
Description: Lecture, three or four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Designed for juniors/seniors. Examination of interactions of economic and political factors in African development, with special attention to political basis of inappropriate economic policy during early post-independence period and change toward a more appropriate economic strategy in recent times. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2020 - professor farole is one of the best professors ive taken so far. her lectures were well organized (used slides) and she knew had to unpack relevant material w/ supporting details. her lectured were engaging and it was easy for students to participate. it is easy to learn her material, as long as you study. exams were moderately hard. there were weekly reading quizzes but the readings are easy and very interesting. definitely learned a lot
Spring 2020 - professor farole is one of the best professors ive taken so far. her lectures were well organized (used slides) and she knew had to unpack relevant material w/ supporting details. her lectured were engaging and it was easy for students to participate. it is easy to learn her material, as long as you study. exams were moderately hard. there were weekly reading quizzes but the readings are easy and very interesting. definitely learned a lot
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Winter 2023 - While I learned a lot from this class, the midterm and final exams required so much studying that I ended up using 50+ pages to fill out his study guide for the second quarter alone. Each week you have to complete country assignments (which are mostly based on completion) that are very helpful in writing your final essay on a country you choose at the beginning of the quarter as it is related to class concepts. I got a good grade on the essay. The midterm was extremely difficult but he ended up curving so the class average was a 77. Participation is also required as every class you take a PollEv which counts for your grade based on correctness (you can sometimes get away with guessing). Professor Roberts seems kind of unhelpful in office hours and doesn't respond to the discussion board which is his "online office hours." I ended up getting a good grade, but this is because I worked very hard towards the end of the quarter. The benefits of the class was I actually learned a lot about international development, Africa, and my country, and I don't think Professor Roberts is that bad of a lecturer. He records on BruinCast so you can go back and revisit the lectures. The textbook is required to do well in the class, a lot of test material is based on it.
Winter 2023 - While I learned a lot from this class, the midterm and final exams required so much studying that I ended up using 50+ pages to fill out his study guide for the second quarter alone. Each week you have to complete country assignments (which are mostly based on completion) that are very helpful in writing your final essay on a country you choose at the beginning of the quarter as it is related to class concepts. I got a good grade on the essay. The midterm was extremely difficult but he ended up curving so the class average was a 77. Participation is also required as every class you take a PollEv which counts for your grade based on correctness (you can sometimes get away with guessing). Professor Roberts seems kind of unhelpful in office hours and doesn't respond to the discussion board which is his "online office hours." I ended up getting a good grade, but this is because I worked very hard towards the end of the quarter. The benefits of the class was I actually learned a lot about international development, Africa, and my country, and I don't think Professor Roberts is that bad of a lecturer. He records on BruinCast so you can go back and revisit the lectures. The textbook is required to do well in the class, a lot of test material is based on it.
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